The Zoetic Press 2018 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s 11:30 am on this Black Friday morning, and I’m here to help you spend some of your hard earned money on your friends and relatives. That’s right: it’s the 2018 ZPHGG, curated lovingly by me, Kolleen!

I try to eschew the more traditional Black Friday routes (department stores, major retailers) in favor of independent publishers and shops, and since I live in Los Angeles you’re going to see some L.A.-centric items. But please know, I only want to share things I think you and your loved ones will adore.

Books and Subscriptions:

Let’s just get this out of the way, shall we? Of course we have issues of NonBinary Review, anthologies, and our mini chapbook series Viable for you to indulge in.

See all of our issues of NonBinary Review ($1.99) as well as our Write Like Your’e Alive and Dearly Beloved anthologies (free!) here.

You can also find our two print books, The Six-Fold Radial Symmetry of Snow by Christopher E. Grillo and Telomeres by Nicole Oquendo here, on sale ($7.99)!

I can’t recommend a Glass Poetry chapbook series subscription ($35) enough. I have loved every book that has landed in my mailbox. You get five chapbooks for the year, and as of now, all with every subscription a $1 will be made to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.

Speaking of amazing members of the literary community, Damaged Goods Pressdoesn’t have a subscription series (yet), but does showcase amazing work by queer and trans writers. My personal recommendations is Pulse/Pulso, but really you can’t go wrong with anything you get from their bookstore. It’s a great way to support these fantastic writers.

Supporting small bookstores is key to keeping a literary community thriving. BOOKSHOW (Highland Park, Los Angeles) is an eccentric space that hosts readings (including ours!), open- mics, stand up nights and more. The Octopus Literary Salon is a fantastic spot in Oakland for all your reading and eating needs.

No matter what you choose to buy this holiday season, know that I am right beside you, encouraging you to spend several more dollars on candles and bookmarks and somehow even more Nabokov prints. Happy holidays to you, from me and from all of us at Zoetic Press!